# Flame-Broiled Burger King executives

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flame-broiled-burger-king-executives/85949>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [October 7, 2001, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flame-broiled-burger-king-executives/85949 "2001-10-07T17:35:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![robby](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robby/32/11048_2.png) [@robby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robby)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2001, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flame-broiled-burger-king-executives/85949/1 "2001-10-07T17:35:42Z")

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Check out this [story](http://www.miami.com/herald/content/news/local/dade/digdocs/074897.htm).

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> More than 100 members of Burger King’s marketing department walked barefoot over an eight-foot strip of glowing, white-hot coals as part of a corporate bonding experience at the Ocean Reef Club in Key Largo.
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> Firewalking was supposed to show them that by reaching beyond their limits, they can achieve things they never thought possible. Instead, about a dozen Burger King employees suffered at least first- and second-degree burns on their feet…
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> …Despite the injuries, Burger King executives termed the event a success…

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**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2001, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flame-broiled-burger-king-executives/85949/2 "2001-10-07T17:50:38Z")

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That’s funny in a “it’s too bad those people burned their feet, but what the hell did they expect” kind of way.

I think the true test would be this:

“Walk across this eight foot strip of white hot burning coals.”

“No F-ing way, you psycho!”

“Congratulations. You get to be a vice-president.”

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**Author:** ![Arden\_Ranger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b487fb/32.png) [@Arden\_Ranger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arden_Ranger)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2001, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flame-broiled-burger-king-executives/85949/3 "2001-10-07T17:54:01Z")

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It is a success in the sense that they all get paid medical leave because they can’t freakin’ walk now.

Marketing people…sheesh.